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Eight questions about brain drain
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2011
High-skilled emigration is an emotive issue that in popular discourse is often referred to as brain drain, conjuring images of extremely negative impacts on developing countries. Recent discussions of brain gain, diaspora effects, and other advantages of migration have been used to argue against...
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Efficient remittance services for development in the Pacific
Gibson, John; Boe-Gibson, Geua; Rohorua, Halahingano; … - In: Asia-Pacific Development Journal 14 (2007) 2, pp. 55-74
Capital inflows to the Pacific islands from aid, foreign investment and remittances are an important source of … development finance. Remittances are the fastest growing; they now total US$ 400 million per year and can be expected to grow even … opportunities in the Pacific. The transaction costs of sending remittances to the Pacific islands are very high for the most widely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009393162
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The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members: Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David Mckenzie; Stillman, Steven - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2009
The impacts of international migration on development in the sending countries, and especially the effects on remaining household members, are increasingly studied. However, comparisons of households in developing countries with and without migrants are complicated by a double-selectivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317974
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Moving to opportunity, leaving behind what? Evaluating the initial effects of a migration policy on incomes and poverty in source areas
McKenzie, David; Gibson, John; Stillman, Steven - In: New Zealand Economic Papers 41 (2007) 2, pp. 197-223
Emigration to New Zealand and consequent remittance inflows are dominant features of many Pacific Island countries. Evaluating the effect of these people and money flows on incomes and poverty in the Pacific is potentially complicated by the non-random selection of emigrants. This paper uses the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278863
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Financial literacy and remittance behavior of skilled and unskilled immigrant groups in Australia
Karunarathne, Wasana; Gibson, John - In: Journal of Asian Economics 30 (2014) C, pp. 54-62
remittances. This paper examines variation in financial literacy amongst two actively remitting immigrant groups in Australia …
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The Impact of Financial Literacy Training for Migrants
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David Mckenzie; Zia, Bilal - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
Remittances are a major source of external finance for many developing countries but the cost of sending remittances … remittance products but does not change either the frequency or level of remittances. …
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Financial Literacy and Remittance Behavior of Skilled and Unskilled Immigrant Groups in Australia
Karunarathne, Wasana; Gibson, John - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2013
specialized financial needs related to remittances. This paper examines variation in financial literacy amongst two actively …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010903420
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The impact of financial literacy training for migrants
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David; Zia, Bilal - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2012
Remittances are a major source of external finance for many developing countries but the cost of sending remittances … remittance products. But it does not change either the frequency or level of remittances. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010829420
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The impacts of international migration on remaining household members: omnibus results from a migration lottery program
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David; Stillman, Steven - 2009
The impacts of international migration on development in the sending countries, and especially the effects on remaining household members, are increasingly studied. However, comparisons of households in developing countries with and without migrants are complicated by a double-selectivity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271333
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Accounting for selectivity and duration-dependent heterogeneity when estimating the impact of emigration on incomes and poverty in sending areas
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David; Stillman, Steven - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2010
The impacts of international emigration and remittances on incomes and poverty in sending areas are increasingly …, but they also find suggestive evidence that this effect may be short-lived as both remittances and agricultural income are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008467261